so much of this whole ecosystem is driven by a dumb person's idea of a smart person. these people read Jordan Peterson and think "oh my god, he's brilliant" because occasionally, he's good at distilling truths gleaned from elsewhere.
Very true, tho distilling truths gleaned from elsewhere is kinda what I do with this newsletter! With the important difference that my readers are brilliant & attractive & charismatic
I found myself fascinated reading about people I have never heard of.
so much of this whole ecosystem is driven by a dumb person's idea of a smart person. these people read Jordan Peterson and think "oh my god, he's brilliant" because occasionally, he's good at distilling truths gleaned from elsewhere.
Very true, tho distilling truths gleaned from elsewhere is kinda what I do with this newsletter! With the important difference that my readers are brilliant & attractive & charismatic
Did he end up in a cool place doing drugs?
No, actually! His drug use was weirdly mundane—scoring in doctors offices, using on the way to meetings